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Burberry

Burberry

7 6.7
A light raincoat with a belt made of tan cloth with a checked lining from the British brand
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜr.bə.ri/
: gabardina Burberry
  • She admired the classic Burberry raincoat with its iconic tartan lining.

Then we have this Burberry coat vintage.

Examples

  • "Don't forget your Burberry," teased his wife.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Then we have this Burberry coat vintage.

    Justine Leconte officiel

  • - It's not a mac, it's a Burberry.

    This Happy Breed (1944)

  • Oh, I bought the new Burberry windbreaker.

  • "Poor things," said a man in a Burberry trenchcoat, standing a few feet from the girls.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I sent you a real Burberry scarf for your birthday.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • We'd all wait for the train, Daddy looking good in a Burberry coat bought especially for the trip.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • So this is the classic Burberry Chelsea trench coat.

  • The coats and jackets in particular, for which Burberry is known, shone (literally) as they walked down the runway.

    Blog text (15)

  • Son Frank, that fop, flaunted a double-breasted Burberry blazer in white wool with gold buttons.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

raincoat
vsBurberry
44 1.0

A coat that keeps you dry in the rain

is a specific lightweight belted tan gabardine style with a distinctive tartan lining
rainwear
vsBurberry
1 1.8

Clothing that keeps you dry in the rain

is a single specific coat style rather than general rain-protective clothing

Surface Forms

Burberry singular
Burberrys plural

Etymology

Burberry is the name of a famous British brand and comes from the founder Thomas Burberry, who in the 1800s created a new cloth called gabardine, which means 'a strong, waterproof cloth'. His tan, belted raincoat with a checked lining became so famous that people now call that style a Burberry, so the name means that classic raincoat.